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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience

September 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied for the Software Development Engineer Intern 2015 Summer position on our university's career site before the recruiters came to our school for the career fair.

After about one month, I received an email from a recruiter saying they would like to set up an in-person interview at school. I selected the time that best fit me.

There were three sections in the first-round interview:

  • Talking about myself and my projects listed on my resume.
  • A coding problem about basic algorithms, done on paper.
  • Questions about Microsoft.

The interview process was standard, and the whole interview lasted about 45 minutes.

Questions

The most difficult question, I would say, was the explanation of one technology that I listed on my resume, but for which I was not well-prepared.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 634 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

29%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%
Neutral32%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in United States.

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